| Cosi Fan Tutte |
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| Commonwealth Opera, Northampton |
| by Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart directed by Eve Summer lights Ben Pilat |
Model
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| julia noulin.mérat scenic design |
By Michael Cimaomo and Stephanie
Everything else about the
production was 100+ years
younger still: early 21st century.
When the curtain went up in the
Belle Époque interior of the
theatre, we found ourselves
poolside in the Italian villa of
sisters, Fiordiligi, sung by
soprano Andrea Chenoweth,
and Dorabella (Glorivy Arroyo,
mezzo-soprano), replete with
chaises longues, bar, and table
with rolled bright gold towels on
its lower shelf, whose décor is
distinctly modern chic. So are
the costumes, from mini-skirts
to platform shoes for the ladies
and shorts and sporty white
pants for the gents. The set,
designed by Julia Noulin-Merat,
was created for this production.
by Marvin J. Ward
Classical Voice of New England
Everything else about the
production was 100+ years
younger still: early 21st century.
When the curtain went up in the
Belle Époque interior of the
theatre, we found ourselves
poolside in the Italian villa of
sisters, Fiordiligi, sung by
soprano Andrea Chenoweth,
and Dorabella (Glorivy Arroyo,
mezzo-soprano), replete with
chaises longues, bar, and table
with rolled bright gold towels on
its lower shelf, whose décor is
distinctly modern chic. So are
the costumes, from mini-skirts
to platform shoes for the ladies
and shorts and sporty white
pants for the gents. The set,
designed by Julia Noulin-Merat,
was created for this production.
by Marvin J. Ward
Classical Voice of New England